I have no doubts this will be used by politicians for their own purposes. I do not agree with most on this topic though. A Neighborhood Watch volunteer (who had called 911 46 times over the previous year) witnesses a 17 year old black kid walking down the road and calls 911. No crime was witnessed. The 911 operator advises Zimmerman not to follow the kid, and he does anyway. At some point Zimmerman gets out of his car and confronts the kid (at least verbally, if not brandishing a firearm). How many of you would not be very much on edge being tailed by a strange car and then confronted? It’s very possible Martin initiated the physical conflict, but it is indisputable that Zimmerman (a grown adult) followed a teenager in his car and then exited the car to confront him (Martin relayed this on the phone call to his friend). It also is completely possible that the gun was not brandished until Martin was on top of him but Zimmerman without a shadow of a doubt was acting as a vigilante, likely spooked the kid, and went looking for trouble. Well he found it, and a 17 year old innocent kid is dead now. This has nothing to do with “stand your ground”, he did the opposite of what Neighborhood Watch volunteers are supposed to do, he left his property and harrassed the kid without witnessing a crime. Again, if anybody was being followed on the street and is confronted, tell me you wouldn’t be on edge. This has nothing to do with whether the kid had been in trouble in school, he was completely innocent on this day. What a tragedy this whole thing is all the way around, and what a shame it is being used by a bunch of political whores for personal gain.
Facts released subsequent to your post indicate that Trayvon is not as “innocent” as it first appeared.